Classroom News

I received tons of questions about the Permission slip sent home last week. All about "Internet access" and these Google accounts.First of all I am a have extensive Teacher Librarian Technology training. I believe strongly about teaching my students how to be safe online. That means I don't just send them out to surf Google without me by their side. I teach them to use reputable sources, like world book online and online database subscriptions first!Secondly these Google accounts are what your child will be using through High School to do their work. They will be word processing, researching, building project presentations and so much more! The soon I teach them to do all these amazing things, the sooner your child will be prepared for Middle school and High school!Please check out the link below for more information provided by Salem-Keizer Educational Technology!

I'm so excited that Back to school night is here. Just finishing up the classroom and getting everything looking nice for everyone! This year we have new flooring and had to pack our whole classroom so please bear with me if I can't find everything yet. I did hide a couple of boxes I haven't unpacked yet!

I know it's a busy time for you so please take a moment to fill out the only questionnaire so that I can learn a little about your family and child! I'm excited by the returning faces from last year's 4th grades and there are several new to Chapman families as well.

I will post the regular schedule here as well in case you need to schedule appointments around important subjects such as Math and Literacy!

April 2, 2015 Dear Room 16 parents, I just wanted to give you a heads up about upcoming events! We have a field trips planned for later this month. Information will be came home on Tuesday about the Science Inquiry assignment. Students will have April to complete that with the final project due on April 30th and presentation being the next week. Today the permission form for the first field trip will come home as well asking for volunteers. Remember that we start State Testing on the 16th so please be conscious of planning around testing dates when you’re planning appointments and trips! If you need copies of the Testing dates or the Permission slip feel free to e-mail me! I will also post this to our class website. Dalettagonzales.weebly.comKey Dates to Remember:

April 13st Inquiry Question & Hypothesis due.

April 21st we will be traveling to the Port Blakely Tree Farm in Molalla.

April 28th Art Night from 6:00 to 7:30

April 30th Science Inquiry is due.

April 30th 5th grade Orientation at Straub @ 7:00

Testing Dates to Remember:

Reading April 16 - April 23

Writing April 29- May 7

Math May 8 - May 12

Math Performance Task May 21 - May 26.

If you have any questions feel free to call me at the school or e-mail me directly! Thank you for your support this year!

Room 16 NewsExciting week coming up! We have been working hard this week. Finishing up the District Writing Test and taking our Earth systems unit test. Next week is our last week before winter break and I’m looking to take a break and have a few fun activities! On Monday at 2:00 we will celebrate all the amazing students that know their times tables! Most of the class has earned full banana splits and at the very least everyone in Room 16 will attend the party and enjoy a banana! We are working on a winter craft to bring home on Wednesday and Thursday afternoon. (If you want to help out e-mail me for details)! Friday afternoon will be a celebration of our hard work with a movie and treats! Please feel free to e-mail me if you want to come by and help with any of our activities this next week. Remember this break is an opportunity to spend time with your child. Read a book to your 5th grader! They still love to hear a great story. Read some fun stories in the newspaper or online! Reading is important. Kids need to read and be read to all the time! Wishing you all the best this special time of year,

With conferences just around the corner I feel like there are lots of questions about Math coming my way! A friend shared this fantastic video about Why math has changed. Love the video and feel like it really makes sense. Check it out and let my know what you think! Check out the Math help page and PEMDAS page for great math help too!

Our field trip is this Friday, Sept. 26. Just a few reminders:-You must wear closed toe shoes - You will need a back pack to carry your lunch and drink. - You will be required to wear a hard hat that is provided - Long pants are highly recommended as is wearing layers - Everyone will ride the bus - Students are welcome to bring electronics on the bus with headphones knowing that they accept full responsibility for their care.It's going to be a great field trip.

I'm getting so excited. Our classroom is finally starting to look like a classroom and not a mess. I want to encourage parents to fill out the parent questionnaire tonight. A couple of other thoughts to keep in mind. We have a field trip scheduled for the end of September so please fill out a background check form. I'll put the link at the bottom of this post! Also the Jog-A-Thon is fast approaching so think about volunteering for that.

Can't wait to see everyone and start meeting parents! Open house is Tonight from 6pm- 7pm!

Getting the classroom all set up. I've been meeting with the other 5th grade teachers, planning units of study for the year and arranging field trips! I can't wait to see everyone on Tuesday. Stop by and drop off your supplies, then meet your new teachers and classmates.

Earlier this summer I attended 2 days of training all about great new books to support our curriculum. The training was at the Multnohmah County Library in Portland. I left that train with dozens of new books for our classroom and a huge list of new books I want to add later this year!

I was also able attend three days of district training. A whole day to dive deeper into the new science standards. Then I spent two days learning all about our new reading and writing curriculum. I know these trainings and the time spent planning will strengthen my plans for the classroom this year!

I started this website as part of a summer technology class I'm taking. I'm very excited to build this into a useful tool for my students and their parents to access all year long! I'll start off the year posting my welcome letter and supply list. I will also add links for the school website and the school's parent club page. I can't wait to add a page so parents can sign up for volunteering, field trips and e-mail lists.